What is the story of Sima Qian, a famous historian in history?

Sima Qian studied under Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu in his early years, roaming around, learning about customs and collecting rumors. As a first-time doctor, he served in the southwest. Yuan Feng served as Taishiling for three years, inherited his father's business and wrote history.

He used his own historical knowledge to create China's first biography, Historical Records, which is recognized as a model of China's history books.

This book records the history of more than 3,000 years from the legendary period of the Yellow Emperor to the first year of founding ceremony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is the first of the twenty-fifth history and is praised by Lu Xun as the swan song of historians.

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Sima Qian was born in a well-off family in the period of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. Sima Qian learned to read and write under the guidance of his father Sima Tan at an early age. At the age of ten, Sima Qian could read Shangshu and Zuozhuan.

When he was old, Sima Qian left his hometown and came to the capital where his father was an official. After that, his father asked Sima Qian to travel around the world and collect ancient things. Sima Qian traveled all over the country and returned to Beijing. Because of his father, he became a doctor in Beijing.

In BC 1 10, Sima Tan was seriously ill. Before he died, he asked Sima Qian to carry forward the family tradition and the cause of his ancestors, and then completed the plan of compiling history.

Sima Qian, who worked in Chang 'an, made world-class scholars here, including Dong Zhongshu and Kong Anguo, who had a far-reaching influence on Sima Qian. Dong Zhongshu's influence on Sima Qian is also reflected in Historical Records.

Dong Zhongshu's thought of "Gongyangxue" is the basis of anti-violence in Historical Records, and the meaning of "letting go and respecting shame" advocated by Gongyangjia has also become the main moral standard for judging historical figures in Historical Records.

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